But Barnes was a modern playwright, and the discussion is not limited to his connection to the Jacobeans. I explore such questions as what attraction these themes held for Barnes, what connections exist (economically, socially, and politically) between Renaissance and post-industrialized England, and how Barnes and his Renaissance mentors use their work as cultural barometers and/or forecasters. He wrote predominantly about the outward self and the private self, the significance of representation and the power of public display, corruption and innocence, order and chaos. While Barnes obviously did not share the staging sensibilities of Renaissance playwrights, he did share their perspectives on authority. ![]() His plays are daring, ambitious, and not always successful. ![]() ![]() His work makes use of virtually every element of theatre: spectacle, music, dance, heightened speech, etc. Peter Barnes (1931-2004) was among the most theatrically-minded playwrights of the contemporary non-musical stage in England.
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